Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Airtrc AT802

Difficulty date
June 6, 2016
Submitted
July 20, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N802CE
Make and model
Airtrc AT802
Aircraft serial
8020467
Aircraft time
968 hours, 1,553 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Engine time
796 hours, 1,036 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND TURNED ON FUEL BOOST PUMP, LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT CONTINUED AND THEN LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND PILOT NOTICED FUEL FLOW METER NEEDLE STARTED TO FLUCTUATED AND THEN ENGINE FLAME OUT. PILOT TRIED TO RELIGHT ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS. PROCEEDED GLIDING AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BEFORE LANDING IN WOODED AREA. ON RETRIEVAL OF AIRCRAFT, LEFT AND RIGHT WING FUEL TANKS SUMPED AND NO USABLE FUEL WAS COLLECTED FROM LEFT AND RIGHT WING FUEL TANKS.